diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
index 2a96f4b46b39..fa6591701a69 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     CONFIG_PREFIX "$out"
     CONFIG_INSTALL_NO_USR y
 
+    CONFIG_LFS y
+
     ${stdenv.lib.optionalString enableStatic ''
       CONFIG_STATIC y
     ''}